Porsche-driving influencer Renan da Silva is on the run after fatal hit-and-run that killed farmer

An influencer remains connected nan tally aft he allegedly ran complete and killed a motorcyclist  successful Brazil.

Renan da Silva, 24, is said to person been down nan instrumentality of his Porsche Boxster erstwhile he plowed head-on into section husbandman Adilson de Lima, 47, successful Teresópolis, a metropolis successful southeastern authorities of Rio de Janeiro past Thursday.

A surveillance camera mounted adjacent to a spot showed nan luxury conveyance walking connected roadworthy BR-116 erstwhile it collapsed pinch nan motorcycle.

Da Silva didn't extremity to cheque connected de Lima, who was pronounced dormant connected nan scene.

His lawyers, Eduardo Velith and Felipe de Oliveira, said successful a connection that he was not driving nan Porsche astatine nan clip of nan mishap while suggesting that authorities wanted to blasted him owed to is fame.

'Renan had nary engagement successful nan incident and was not nan driver of nan vehicle,' nan attorney's said. 'Although we profoundly regret nan nonaccomplishment of life and definitive our sincere condolences to nan victim's family, it is unfair that Renan, owed to his nationalist notoriety, should beryllium taxable to an unfounded accusation.

'We besides petition that nan constabulary authorities deepen their investigations.'

However, nan Rio de Janeiro Civil Police main Marcio Duburgas said they are definite that da Silva was driving nan Porsche.

A surveillance camera reportedly showed da Silva adding aerial to nan car tires astatine a state position anterior to nan accident.

Duburgas said that different person, identified arsenic Pablo Pinto, claimed 'responsibility arsenic if he were nan driver.'

'We collected statements that bespeak that nan influencer was pinch nan vehicle,' he said. 'Now, we collected different statement, and we are trying to find different accusation to reason nan investigation.'

Da Silva is known for sharing videos of his performing stunts connected motorcycles connected his Instagram.

His past station connected nan societal media web was connected Thursday nighttime and featured a image of himself riding a motorcycle and rubbing nan aboveground pinch 1 manus while he kept his different manus connected nan clutch.

His wife, Julia Lama, addressed nan incident pinch a brace of Instagram Story posts Sunday.

On 1 post, she made reference to nan magnitude of group who were looking astatine posts connected her account.

'We admit nan affection we are receiving from our followers and we are seeing each spot you person springiness us,' nan influencer's caption publication successful a 2nd post. 'We are not allowed to talk yet, but soon you will person answers!'

Da Silva has been successful impact pinch a bid of postulation infractions successful nan past, including successful 2022 erstwhile authorities discovered he was operating a motorcycle without a licence aft they recovered a video of him performing vulnerable stunts connected a road in Teresópolis.